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It isn’t like Billy Donovan is asking his players to start going all 1980s Duke basketball and take up the practice of slapping their hands on hardwood as a symbol of intensity on the defensive end.
The Bulls coach isn’t even asking them to forgo some of their offensive gains made last season and sacrifice that for improvement on the other end of the court.
No, his message concerning the defense all offseason has been a simple one: Just care more.
Donovan spent the first week of training camp throwing a lot of numbers out there when discussing his team away from the offensive end of the game.